Improved vegetable-scoop



@wat @Mira JOHN rxUNeLIsapr WEBSTEMBLNEW YORK.

Letters 413mm No. 100,822, (mm1. March 15, 1870.

IMPRovn'D vnGETABLEfs-coon The Schedule referred to these Lettere Patent and making pa'rtof the same.-

which may be eheapl y made by an ordinary blacksmith,

.or person skilled in'forging iron, and of lighter weight than `is requredby those made of cast metal.'

My improvement consists in the construction ofthe scoop of wrought iron, with the outer rim Pbr bearing made of a barthat is bent or forged into the proper shape, and the endsbrought together and inserted in the end ofthe handle, in combination with the crossbars or rods 'which are welded or otherwise secured 4thereto,4aud the guards extending around thc sides, substantially as hereinafter set forth.'

In the drawingsl Figure 1 is a plan of my improved scoop, and Figure 2 a section of thesame in the plane of line :c x, tig. 1.

A indicates the rim or hearing, Vwhich is made of a bal" of wrought iron, and forged into thel shape represented in tig. l, with its ends brought together so as to form a stem or shank, a, which is inserted Vinn a socket in the end of the handle B.

Wronghtiron bars or rods b b extend across and are secured to the rim A ou opposite sides, at uniform distances apa-rt, by welding or riveting, as shown at c c,

so as to allow the dirt that is scooped up' with the vegetables or fruit, to Asift through between the bars.

I also provide one or Vmore guards al or railings, which extend part way around the scoop over the rimv A, and are welded to it at opposite ends, shown at e e, and rest` midway in an eye or bearing, g. These guards serve as a railing to prevent the contents-of the scoop from falling olf, and allow Aa greater quantity to be handled at a time.

When the scoop is made of 'cast metal, it must nccessarily be made heavy and cumbersome in order to give it the necessary strength, and then it`is very liable to crack or break, and cannot be easily repaired, which make it of but little utility. If it were made of sheet metal its use would be very objectionable, as its harp edges would cut and bruise the vegetables or ruit. v

In my improved device,the part-s being forged from wrought-iron bars, they may be of very light weight, and still secure the necessary strength and durability; and also they may be cheaply made by any workman who is skilled in forging iron.

What I claim as my invention, is

The constructionof the scoop of wrought iron, consisting of the rim A provided with the stem or shank a, cross-bars b l), guards l d, and handle D, and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto `sign my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` JOHN F. UNGLISH;v

Witnesses J A. DAVIS, v FRED. A. HATCH. 

